May 9 convicts granted amnesty as mercy petitions accepted

The sentences of 19 convicts involved in the May 9, 2023, tragedy have been pardoned.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the convicts had filed petitions for mercy and pardon during the implementation of their sentences for the May 9 incident.

As reported by Geo News and other channels on Thursday, a total of 67 convicts submitted mercy petitions. ISPR stated that 48 of these petitions were sent to the Courts of Appeal for legal review, while the petitions of 19 convicts were approved purely on humanitarian grounds in accordance with the law.

The remaining mercy petitions will be processed in accordance with the law within the designated timeframe.  According to a report by Dawn News, those whose punishment has been remitted include:

1. Muhammad Ayaz s/o Sahibzada Khan was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Main Gate FC Cantt Peshawar incident
2. Sami Ullah s/o Meer dad Khan was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Bannu Cantt incident
3. Laeeq Ahmed s/o Manzoor Ahmed was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the ISI Office Faisalabad incident.
4. Amjad Ali s/o Manzoor Ahmed was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the ISI Office Faisalabad incident
5. Yasir Nawaz s/o Ameer Nawaz Khan was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan incident.
6. Said Alam s/o Maaz Ullah Khan was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan incident.
7. Zahid Khan s/o Muhammad Nabi  was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the PRC Mardan incident.
8. Muhammad Suleman s/o Said Ghani Jan  was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the HQ Dir Scouts Timergara incident
9. Hamza Sharif s/o Muhammad Azam  was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the ISI Office Faisalabad incident
10. Muhammad Salman s/o Zahid Nisar was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the ISI Office Faisalabad incident
11. Asher Butt s/o Muhammad Arshad Butt was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Rahwali Gate Gujranwala incident
12. Muhammad Waqas s/o Malik Muhammad Khalil was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Rahwali Gate Gujranwala incident
13. Sufayan Idrees s/o Idrees Ahmed was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Rahwali Gate Gujranwala incident
14. Muneeb Ahmed s/o Naveed Ahmed Butt was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Rahwali Gate Gujranwala incident
15. Muhammad Ahmed s/o Muhammad Nazir was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Rahwali Gate Gujranwala incident
16. Muhammad Nawaz s/o Abdul Samad  was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Rahwali Gate Gujranwala incident
17. Muhammad Ali s/o Muhammad Boota was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the ISI Office Faisalabad incident
18. Muhammad Bilawal s/o Manzoor Hussain was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the Jinnah House incident.
19. Muhammad Ilyas s/o Muhammad Fazal Haleem  was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment for involvement in the HQ Dir Scouts Timergara incident.